Advertising apparatus



lFeb. 4, 1930.- A, ZOUCK'ERMANN 1,745,394

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cac/erwan Y. www* v y Patented Feb. 4, 1930 'Y ARMAND ZOUKERMANN, oF Snert-Arran, FRANC An'vn'nris'rnay APPARATUS Appncation filed 'Maren is, '19238, serial No." :262263, and in France Mayal, 192e.

yThe present invention relates to advertising devices and'to the control mechanism the1'e`fo1".k f y ,y

U- -Accordingfto the present invention one obv )ect is to oiiset the advertising panel which receives juxtaposed elements, individually controllable at Will in a manner to Acause a f vchai'igey in position fand coverv or `uncover an illuminated partor become detached from trolled or not.v

The elements above mentionedmay be of any form desired; yTheir movement for uncovering 'and covering the illuminatedhpart 'l0 thelpanelfaccording to Whether they are conrelative to each of them may likewise be broughtabout in accordance' With various trajectories, that is, translation in any desired plane,rotation'according to Vany de- -sired'axes ora combination 'of thetvvo movements;

'A device construoted'according to the invention allows" the advertising to be rendered visible in the daytimeas Well yas at night. In Vfact, during the day, the elements uncovered may appear in a dark shade on a light background or inversely. Duringthenight two means .may be'femplo'yed eitherior strongly lighting the planel from' in front so that it i'i'inc'tions Yin t 'esame manner asduring the 'day or for formingtheparts, which are'fu'ncovered yby mani'pulatingthe element, of

transparent material illuminated at the rear i 'of the panel. f`

YEach of the movable elements may be 'eX- 'V trei'nely light so that their 'control is effected f vvith a minimum expenditure of energy; Consequently, the elements may be as large as desired WithoutV theeXpenditure of energy being increased appreciably. i'

Y :By means ofthe device according tothe invention it is possibletotrace a teXt or ,iig-

' fures, on a panel, i giving the impression that the said text or figures are being displaced lalong the said panel,- starting, for example, to

the left the saidtextor figures may be displaced to the right and becoming obliterated v atthe right edge of the panel. `Obviously vthefdispls'icenient -might take place other- Wlsly f j u @il 'Thisp'hase'df heinventionincludesn'p`arythan the incident direction.

ticular the new application tothe actuation and control ofthe apparatus of thev 'type in dicated of pneumatic mechanisms which include a source of pressure or suction, receiving elements, such as membranes, bellows or 5.1 cylinders and pistons, 'for example, and means for controlling the admission 'of the pressure or suction to one or more of the saidreceiving organs, the said means being constructed in' any suitable manner, such 'as for example, G0 a perforated table and a perforated band un- Winding from one supporty and Winding 'on another 'at a predetermined speed.'

This phase of the invention furthermore includes the new application, to 'apparatus C5 for advertising of the type indicated having pneumatic control or not, of oscillating mirrors of small dimensions movable 'separately but simultaneously underthe action of a single controlling element, this arrangement having for a purpose to considerably reduce the inertia to be overcome and conse quentl'y allowing an appreciablejiinprovement the operation and valso a decreasefin the number of parts'. i n 75 yIt is toV be understood that lthe terni mirr'or as hereinafter used includes all means of reflecting, refracting,'devi ating 'and diftering light in a direction or directionsotlier The invention `fur-ther contemplates the nevv'rapplication of the `pnennatic control means, above mentioned, tothe 'controlof electric circuits, each reoeivng'element being'capable of opening and closing a con- S5 tant'. The vsaid 'electric circuits can either 'serve to light lampsv or 'for operatingsuitable electromechanical relays; i i

,Another feature of the invention consists i. injutilizing the 'said electromechanical relays 90 yfor une' Qontrol of receiving elements] or die pneumatic typo of. high output which could notv becontrolled directly `by the perforated jtube. Thesaid relays of the electroniohani* cal-Vn type thus deplaceA the f pneumatic relays in current use, which can also thusbe'utilized inthe present apparatus to advantage.

Ther invention will nouv 'be described dtail' with reference to the'aocoinpanying drawingiffoming pari; of'tliis specification nu 100 Fig. 5 is a side view corresponding to theY preceding figure. v

As shown in Figs. 1 and 4-5 each panel may comprise a series of a large numberl of oscillating elements such as mirrors or diffusing plates assembled in groups, theas- Y semblage of `said groups formmgythepa'nel,

'The mirrors of each group aremovableseparately, butsimultaneously under ther action of a single organof control.

For example,each group 1,11,111, 1V, V of panell' may be formed of three mirrors 2', 3', 4' pivoted separately on a shaft -5' `The mirrors 2', 3' and 4' are separately, Vbut simultaneously movedl throughthemedium of push pieces 6', 7' and 8' rigidly secured to a pilot plate 9'. The displacementsY of the latter are function of the displaceyments of diaphragm 10' subjected, yon the one hand, to the action of Va spring 11' and, on

the other hand,.to thevalue of thepressure existing withiny a chamber 12 one of the walls of which is constituted by jthel 'dia-` phragm 10'.V The chamberl12 which ispartly provided ina member14' communicates, with a partialv vacuum chamber`14" also provided in the member 13' and throughout thelength of the latter, through the medium of a capillary pipe line 15' and of a channel 30' ter-V minated at its free end by a nozzle 31' controlled by an obturator 32', for the purpose, as explained later on,l to put the chamber 12' in; communication with the atmosphere orto isolate vthe said chamber fromfthe atmosphere. The depression eXistingin-thechamber 14' is obtained by a suction' apparatus 33'connected to the said chamber bylapipe line 34', as shown infFig. 1.

l 'The obturatorr32',- which is connected to a core35' of anelectromagnet 27' thrqugh the medium of a rodI 36' is subjected to the action of a spring 37 arranged as shownY in the drawing, so' that the obturatorf32' is f put in action when the electromagnet 27 is energized and is put out of action by a spring 37', when theelectromagn-et v27' is deener- 'rg-ized" v ,j

v The circuit of the electromagnet 27', which is controlled by a switch 32', can be traced as follows: source 39', wire 40', resiliently distortable blade 26' of the switch 38', contact screw 41 of the switch 38', wire 42', electro magnet 26', wirel 43', wire 44', wire 45', source f 39', vThe operationl of the switch 38' is efycircuits of the electromagnets 27.

fected automatically through the medium of va device similar to that ensuring the angular displacements of the mirrors 2', 3' and 4' which are pivoted about axes 5'.

The device automatically ensuring the operation of the switch 26' is constituted by a member 13' having:

(a) a chamber 12' one of the walls of which is constituted by a diaphragm 10' subjected to the action of a spring 11'.

V(L) a conduit 14' which is put in communication with the chamber 12' by a capillary channel 15' and by a pipe line 30' terminated, at its free end, by a nozzle 31'.

'(0) a suction apparatus 33' allowing,

.through the medium' of a tube 34' .creating in the conduit 14' a suitable partial vacuum.

On the member 13' are mounted members 46' and 47' supporting, the r'st, through the medium of a screw l48", the resilientY contact blade 26' and the second, the contact screw 4l'. j y

The nozzle 31'is connected, by a tube 1 to one of the ports 49' ofa perforated plate 16' The latter has a suitable numbery of ports 49'a connected by pipe lines 17 to devices, similar to those previously described, which each control a group of mirrors such as 1, 11 and 111. The ports of the perforated pipeare controlled by a strip 18' having perforations 18'a suitably arrangedvso as to constitute letters for instance.

The strip 18', which moves in translation opposite the perforated plate 16', is wound on drums 51' and 52'. The drum 52' which is a` driving drum, isy angularly` driven, at a suity kable speed, by fa. suitablermotor such as an electric motor `53'. A speed reducingdevice, not shown in the drawing, is'preferably interposed, between the motor' 53' and k.the drum'52. j y

The operation of the device previously described is as follows;y Y

The lstrip 18' which is driven at a suitable speed, moves Vopposite the perforated; pipel and controlsthe perforations 49'a formed in the latter, V,so that the chambers 12' are, at the suitable moment, put in communication with the atmosphere, in view of ensuring the control ofthe switches 41'-controlling the These latter ensure the displacements of the mirrors, which, according-.to their positions,"are visible or not.

This device allows texts to which .teXts move on the panel carrying the mirrors. Y

1t is obvious that the mirrors of the panel can be controlled at a distance,owing to the electric circuit interposed betweenthe said mirrors and the perforated pipe.

1n case the panel carrying the mirrors isr arranged near the perforated pipe, the inter'- n i mediate device constituted by the `switches 38' and the electromagnets 27 can be dis pensedrwith, The tubes 17' are then directly connected to the nozzles 3l and the springs I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

1. In an ladvertising device of the type described, the combination of an advertising panel, a plurality of regularly disposed mirrors pivotally mounted on said panel and ymeans for moving said mirrors separately but simultaneously for rendering certain portions of said panel visible at Will in order to form the indicia desired to be displayed thereupon. y

2. In an advertising device of the type described, the combination of an advertising panel, a plurality of regularly disposed mirrors pivotally mounted on said panel, means for moving said mirrors separately but simultaneously for rendering certain portions of said panel visible at Will in order to form the indicia' desired to be displayed thereupon, andy pneumatic control means for automatically operating said irst mentioned means y for the purpose disclosed.

8..In an advertising device of the type l described, the combination of an advertising panel, a plurality of regularly disposed mirrors pivotally mounted on said, panel, means for moving said mirrors separately but simulytane'ously'responsive to a change in pressure in vthe operating fluid supplied thereto, and

. controlmeans for said operating Huid including a distributing pipe, a perforated band p displaceable over said pipe Whose perfora- Y tionscorrespond to the indicia which it is desired to be displayed and means for supplying said first mentioned means with said yoperating fluid through said distributing pipe and band for the purpose disclosed.

4. In an advertising device of the type described, the combination of an advertising panel, a plurality of regularly disposed ymeans for rendering only certain portionsof said panel visible and pattern-sheet controlled pneumatic means for automatically operating said regularly disposed means to form the indicia desired to ybe displayed on said panel. v

Y 5. In an advertising device of the type described, thecombination of an advertising panel, a plurality of regularly disposed displaceable means for rendering only certain portions of said panel visible and patternsheet `controlled pneumatic means .for automatically operating said regularly disposed means to form the indicia desired to be displayed on said panel. i

6. In an advertising deviceof the type described, the combination of an advertising panel, a plurality of regularly disposed rotatively displaceable means for rendering only certain portions of said panel visible and pattern-sheet controlled pneumatic means for automatically operating said regularly disposed means to form the indicia desired to be displayed on said panel.

7. In an advertising device of the type described, the combination of an advertising panel, means for illuminating a portion of said panel, a plurality of regularly disposed means associated with but independent of said illuminating means for rendering only certain portions of said panel visible at will in order to form the indicia desired to be displayed, electro-mechanical means for controlling said regularly disposed means, an electric circuit for said electro-mechanical means and pattern-sheet controlled pneumatic means for automatically controlling said. circuit to form the indicia desired to be displayed on said panel. y

8. In an advertising device of the type described, the combination of an advertising panel, a plurality of regularly disposed mirrors movably mounted. on said panel and means for moving said mirrors separately but simultaneously for rendering certain portions of said panel visible at will in order to form the indicia desired to be displayed thereupon. y

9. In an advertising device of the type described, the combination of an advertising panel, a plurality yof regularly disposed means for rendering only certain portions of said panel visible at will in order to form the indicia desired to be displayed, pneumatic means for actuating said regularly disposed means, electro-mechanical means for controlling the said pneumatic means, electric circuits for said electro-mechanical means and pattern-sheet controlled pneumatic means for automatically controlling said circuits from the indicia to be displayed on said panel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name` to this specification.

ARMAND ZOUCKERMANN. 

